Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
signature, signing, sealing

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
deterioration, changing for the worse

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
too large (clothing), baggy, loose-fitting(onomatopia)
2.
bulging, warping(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
parp, toot, blast(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブカブカ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assertion, declaration, affirmation

noun, noun (suffix)
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disposition, temperament, nature, mentality, spirit, character, trait, turn of mind(かたぎ usu. as a suffix)
All readings:
気質【きしつ】
、
気質【かたぎ】
、
形気【かたぎ】
、
容気【かたぎ】

noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
All readings:
めちゃくちゃ《目茶苦茶》[1]
、
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、
メチャクチャ
、
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
great, grand
2.
obstinate, stubborn(archaism)(only relevant for ごうぎ)
All readings:
豪儀【ごうぎ】
、
豪儀【ごうき】
、
豪気【ごうぎ】
、
豪気【ごうき】
、
強気【ごうぎ】
、
強気【ごうき】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to dress up

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.)
na-adjective
2.
open, frank, approachable, open-hearted
prenominal
3.
open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

prefix
•
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

adverb
•
rather, sooner, preferably(formerly written as 一層)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance, appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
、
上廻る【うわまわる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct(造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating)
2.
to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
3.
to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
4.
to till
5.
to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
6.
to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
7.
to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
8.
to have (a child)
9.
to make up (one's face, etc.)
10.
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11.
to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
12.
to form (a line, etc.)
13.
to set (a record)
14.
to commit (a sin, etc.)
All readings:
作る【つくる】
、
造る【つくる】
、
創る【つくる】

noun, no-adjective
•
ophthalmology

noun
1.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

na-adjective, noun
•
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

pre-noun adjectival
•
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going off duty

noun
•
public discussion, public criticism, controversy

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pavement, road surface

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、
がんきょう《眼鏡》
、
メガネ

noun
•
earthenware pot
All readings:
甕【かめ】
、
瓶【かめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
silence, being silent, quiet, hush
2.
reticence, inaction

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
体【からだ】
、
身体【からだ】
、
躰【からだ】
、
躯【からだ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】

noun
•
exemplar, model, example, pattern

noun, no-adjective
•
objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
See also:主観 (antonym)
Other readings:
客観【かっかん】
、
客観【かくかん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand
noun
2.
axiom

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
optimism, taking an optimistic view

noun
•
torii, Shinto shrine archway

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to give an order, to place an order, to have made to order(usually kana)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with
2.
to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with
3.
to be among, to be one of
Other readings:
具わる【そなわる】

noun
•
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be enthusiastic about, to be eager, to be keen
Other readings:
意気ごむ【いきごむ】
、
息込む【いきごむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
•
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

noun
1.
dessert
2.
desert

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
conception, pregnancy

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
formation, molding, making up, taking form, giving form to
noun
2.
repair (e.g. plastic surgery), replacement, -plasty(medical term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

noun, no-adjective
•
overwork, strain

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
、
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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